The main reasons why WordPress is such a popular website builder for those just setting up a new business or a business blog are:

There are always frequent updates to the script meaning your information and data are at less risk from unscrupulous hackers.

New features are added in every release enablng you to easily and quickly update your website or blog to take advantage of the new features.

Amazing wordpress plugins are being developed every day (many of them free to use) that mean you don’t have to be a coding whizz or have a huge budget to get a great looking site.

Lots of cool wordpress themes to choose from so that your site reflects your business

WordPress is a secure blogging platform and website building app

Yes, as you might have guessed I am very much fond of WordPress plugins and frequently browse the latest plugins list for new and updated plugins. I would like to share with you some of my top favourite wordpress plugins; they will all make your life that much easier and most of their creators provide training and mentoring to help you get started:

Akismet Spam – An absolute must for every website and blog. The first plugin to fight wordpress comment spam and still the best.

Yoast WordPress SEO – An all in one tool to make your blog SEO friendly – alternatives include All in One SEO Pack and Platinum Wordpres.

WordPress database backup – You may well have a backup facility supplied by your web hosting provider. You may also have your own hard drive backup or cloud backup facility. But in the spirit of belt and braces keep a backup of your databases with this excellent plugin.

Google Sitemap Creator – Another good tool to ensure your blog is indexed properly on the search engines so that your readers can actually find you and you get good traffic.

AdSense Deluxe – One of the top plugins to help you monetize your blog with Adsense – this is by far the easiest way to manage adsense on your blog.

Exec-php – A must-have plugin to enable php features in your sidebar or posts. No need to edit wordpress theme files now.

About Our Blog

Small business owners can often struggle to get their business off the ground and start making a profit. We believe that businesses often fail because they have not taken the right approach to marketing – after all we all know it is not because of bad products or services that businesses don't succeed. So here on this blog we like to just provide some tips and advice for small businesses (including our accumulated knowledge) on how to get your marketing right. Because you can always learn lessons from other people's mistakes and sometimes it's good just to chat – a problem shared and all that. We also cover topics such as project management to help you run your projects and business more efficiently and occasionally discuss technology as you simply can't run a business without the right tech. We cover training and coaching for business owners that can give you a better chance of succeeding first time round and how to get a blog started - one of the easiest, quickest and most effective ways to promote yourself and your business online.

But a successful small business is not all about the right marketing approach so we also discuss cost-saving efficiencies particularly when it comes to staff and premises. Too many small businesses take on the big financial commitment of a swish new office and expensive warehousing facilities when there are much more cost-effective options for businesses such office space in a small business hub or self-storage instead of a warehouse. Equally it is no longer necessary to take on all staff as permanent employees as many people prefer the flexibility of freelance work and remote working.

So join us by commenting on anything that strikes a chord with you – we love to hear other people's opinions and if you have a small business success story to share we would be particularly interested to hear about it.